CPE credit (NASBA QAS Self-Study) is available by completing and passing the program’s CPE Review & Exam.
Lecture Topics [01:07:54]
Upon the successful completion of this program, the participant will be able to:
Recall the implementation and present status of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
Recognize key provisions contained in the final and temporary regulations issued under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) §§1471-1474 ...

AMY TAUB: Hello. My name is Amy Taub. And I'm a program attorney with PLI, a nonprofit learning organization dedicated to keeping attorneys and other professionals at the forefront of knowledge and expertise, as well as preparing them to fulfill their pro bono responsibilities. I'd like to welcome you to today's briefing; "Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act 2017, What Financial Institutions and Withholding Agents Need to Know Now."
Before we begin, ...

Taken from the briefing Leveraged Finance – Commitment Papers Basics and Best Practices recorded October 2017 in New York.
This One-Hour Briefing will provide lawyers with an understanding of the mechanics of commitment papers in leveraged acquisitions.
Lecture Topics [01:02:49]
Listen to Katarina Molnarova and Scott B. Selinger of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP as they discuss:
An overview of commitment letters, fee letters and other ...

AMY TAUB: It is now my pleasure to turn this briefing over to Scott Selinger.
SCOTT SELINGER: Thank you, Amy. Good afternoon to everybody. Today we are going to be talking about commitment letters, with a particular focus on their interplay with an acquisition financing context. A brief note about mine and Kat's practice before we get started so that folks understand the perspective we come to this topic from, we are going to approach it, try to ...

From the program: Providing Legal Assistance in the Aftermath of the NorCal Wildfires

Recorded on: Nov. 28, 2017

Taken from the Web Program Providing Legal Assistance in the Aftermath of the NorCal Wildfires Recorded November 2017 in San Francisco
Consumer Rights, Responsibilities and Protections After a Disaster [00:33:40]
Debt collection issues
Obligations when personal property purchased on credit or leased is destroyed in a disaster
Avoiding scams and home repair fraud
Addressing identity theft
Price gouging
Credit reporting
Claire ...

Taken from the One-Hour Briefing Recorded November 2017
Robo-Advisers and Digital Advice: Preparing for an SEC Exam [01:05:19]
The dramatic rise in automated investment platforms (including robo-advisers) is drastically changing the traditional landscape for registered advisers. These services, which may be offered together in a more traditional model or as a stand-alone service, are appealing to younger generations of millennial ...

SPEAKER 1: Hello, everybody. Thanks for continuing to stay with us. We are turning now to the question of consumer law issues After: a disaster. And we are joined by Claire Johnson Raba from Bay Area Legal Aid. She is a staff attorney and the consumer law unit coordinator at Bay Are Legal Aid. She has done a lot of work on consumer issues, including bankruptcy issues, debt defense, Fair Debt collection, and so forth.
In 2011, she founded the Bay ...

In addition to the credits listed to the right, this program also offers credit for ABA professional certification. Banking Law Institute 2017 has been approved for 1.25 CAFP, 7.5 CRCM, 5 CSOP credits. This statement should not be viewed as an endorsement of this program or its sponsor.
Banking law and regulation is never complete, but the landscape achieved what may be considered relative stability in the recent post crisis years. Yet with ...

LEE A. MEYERSON: Welcome back, everybody, from lunch. The next panel is the M&A panel in the banking sector. Before I introduce the panelists, let me begin with a notice that everything is off the record for this panel, as it is for the whole session. So what happens at PLI stays at PLI. With that, you're all out of alphabetical order.
OK, thank you. So to Bill's left is, Elizabeth Cooper, one of my partners. Elizabeth's A specialist in financial ...

WILLIAM J. SWEET, JR.: And in order to my left, we've got Brian Victor who's from SoFi, which is a fin tech lending company, and he's responsible in his capital markets and finance transactions, including mortgage, personal loan, and student loans securitizations, repos, all sorts of lending related transactions. To his immediate left is Jessie Cheng, who is from Ripple Labs, which is focused on payments, particularly cross-border payments and using ...

SPEAKER 1: OK. So we're going to move from the M&A discussion, where we discuss some national security issues around [? CFIUS ?] into another national security related issue in cybersecurity. And we have three panelists with deep background here.
To my immediate left is Shawn Henry, who is the President, Services and Chief Security Officer of CrowdStrike. He leads a world class team of cybersecurity professionals who investigate and mitigate targeted ...

JONICE GRAY TUCKER: I'm Jonice Gray Tucker. I am a partner with Buckley Sandler in D.C. I specialize in litigation and enforcement. And big thank you to PLI for having me back again to do this.
I have got a pretty esteemed panel here. And they are going to talk to you all about what they actually do. Our focus is consumer protection enforcement. It's probably an understatement of the year to say that that topic got a lot more interesting in the last ...

KIERAN J. FALLON: So welcome everybody. Welcome, especially all those in the back bench, my favorite seat when I was in law school. When I was here last year, we were all speculating as to what we're going to be the changes that the financial regulatory agencies coming up with the new Trump administration. At that point in time, we knew that there were a lot of slots that were becoming available because of the end of terms in a variety of the financial ...

LEE MEYERSON: It's 11:30, at least on the right side of the room, so let's get started and move to our next panel. The next panel focuses on foreign banking organizations, which have been, particular over the past 10 years, a very significant factor in the US financial system. But as a result, have also become subject to quite a few layers of regulation that historically were not present.
We have a great panel to talk about foreign banking organizations ...

LEE MEYERSON: Thank you for coming back. We are into the homestretch. We have one of the most, I think, most interesting of all of our interesting panels. Shareholder activists in the financial services sector, which is an area that historically was pretty quiet and off the radar screen, but is definitely not quiet or off the radar screen anymore.
We have a great panel of people who've spent a lot of time in this area. To Bill's left is Art Crozier, ...

AMY TAUB: Hello. My name is Amy Taub, and I'm a program attorney with PLI, a nonprofit learning organization. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, "Robo-Advisers and Digital Advice: Preparing for an SEC Exam."
Before we begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please remember that you have access to material for this briefing ...

Taken from the One Hour Briefing recorded December 2017 in New York
Delaware Blockchain Initiative and the Blockchain Legislation Project: Shaping the Future of Business [01:03:27]
This program focuses on the key opportunities created by the Delaware Blockchain Initiative, as well as preview new technologies by the smart securities company that were the inspiration behind the Delaware Blockchain Initiative. In addition the briefing will ...

Taken from the One Hour Briefing Recorded December 2017 in New York
Essentials of Maritime Law [01:02:53]
90% of the world’s goods are carried in ships. Accordingly, maritime commerce affects nearly every product bought or sold in the United States. As the shipping industry has modernized, in addition to traditional bank finance, shipping companies have gained access to the public markets in the United States, and many shipping ...

The securitization market continues to develop and innovate, while also being subject to new regulations. Traditional asset-backed securities (ABS) markets, including auto securitizations, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and credit card receivables continue with steady issuance volumes. New markets, such as marketplace lending, continue to be developed. Other markets, such as private-label residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), ...

Taken from the One Hour Briefing Recorded December 2017 in New York
NY Attorney General and NY Department of Financial Services: Statutory Authority and Recent Initiatives Impacting the Financial Services Industry [01:03:10]
In this One-Hour Briefing, we will explore the significant role New York’s Attorney General and its Department of Financial Services (DFS) play in the financial services industry and why these two state-level agencies ...

AMY TAUB: Thank you. Hello. My name is Amy Taub. And I'm a program attorney with PLI, a nonprofit learning organization. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing-- New York Attorney General and New York Department of Financial Services-- Statutory Authority and Recent Initiatives Impacting the Financial Services Industry.
Before we begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to ...

Taken from the audio only One-Hour Briefing Recorded January 2018 in New York
Lecture Topics [Total time: 01:02:48]
Understanding financial statements and their relevance in various litigations is becoming increasingly important in the aftermath of the financial crisis. It is imperative that attorneys develop a working understanding and analytical framework of accounting to strengthen their background. This one hour course is designed to give ...

Taken from the One-Hour Briefing Recorded January 2018 in New York
Fed’s TLAC Rule [01:02:25]
In December of 2016, the Federal Reserve Board adopted final rules relating to a long-term debt, total loss absorbing capacity (TLAC), and clean holding company requirement. The rules apply to U.S. G-SIBs and for foreign banks that are G-SIBs and subject to an intermediate holding company requirement. Please join Oliver I. Ireland of Morrison ...

AMY TAUB: Thank you. Hello. My name is Amy Taub, and I am a program attorney with PLI, a nonprofit learning organization. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, Helping Lawyers Look for Red Flags in Financial Statements.
Before I begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please remember that you have access to material for ...

The REIT and commercial real estate industries have continued to experience strong M&A activity, as the REIT market continues to grow and consolidate. REITs already own more than $1.8 trillion of U.S. real estate, and there are now 24 REITs with equity market capitalizations north of $10 billion. The transactions fueling this growth, which are expected to continue, include REIT mergers and IPOs, spin-offs and restructurings, transactions ...